Old Books

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I love old books. The mold smell, the tattered pages, the strange way writers penned stories. Ever since a child I loved the feel of an old book. I search adding to my collection of covers crumbling and pages yellow hued. There is nothing more calming than decaying books. I save them from garbage heaps, I give beloved books a home to rest in old age, and I love touching their withered pages, caressing words written so long ago. ______________________________ May 5, 2016 (Edit) Poetry/Verse/Old Books Copyright Protected, ID 16-1109-559-0 All Rights Reserved. Written under Pseudonym. Submitted to Contest 550 sponsor, Brian Strand First Place

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Line Gauthier

Date: 2/11/2019 10:58:00 PM

What a gorgeous tribute. Bravo, Constance. Congrats on your well deserved win.

Dm Babbit

Date: 1/30/2019 2:00:00 PM

So true, how often I find myself gravitating to the old familiar reads. Still my favorite, Jane Eyre.

Constance La France
Date: 1/30/2019 6:20:00 PM

DM, thanks for visiting, I love the feel of pages and will never read books on line or a kindle ever~